Guide to Astrology By Raphael

LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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THE

GUIDE TO ASTROLOGY CONTAINING

A COMPLETE SYSTEM '

OF

GENETHLIACAL ASTKOLOGY In One Volume.

RAPHAEL The Astrologer of the Nineteenth Century, Author of the " Prophetic Messenger," &c., &c

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W. FOULSHAM & CO., PILGRIM STREET, LUDGATE HILL, 1905.

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PREFACE. volume originally appeared in two volumes, The Guide to Astrology, Vols. I. and II.," and were sold separately. They have now been rewritten, revised, and made into one volume, comas "

plete in itself, so far as the Astrological part of a Nativity is concerned. Information, not previously published by myself, on "Birthday Figures" and "Transits" is given, which the reader will find useful and reliable to a very large extent. The most unsatisfactory part of Astrology is that dealing with "Directions," or the "Calculation of Future Events." At present there is no system known that will give reliable results, but the method taught in this volume will be found to be more accurate than any other known system, yet even here there appears to be something lacking, some "missing link" which would explain why some directions fall out exactly and like a thunderclap, and others pass without any appreciable event. Why this is, no one can tell. Perhaps it is a wise provision of Providence that it is so, on account of the fear and dread of misfortune which seem inherent in the human heart. To know that certain death or misfortune awaited one at a certain time, would drive to madness or suicide a very large majority of the inhabitants of this earth; and in this way "True Astrology" would be a terrible scourge, compared with which, the bloodiest wars, or the greatest natural catastrophes would be as nought. All through the book I have done my best to make everything as simple and plain as possible, so that the youngest student, or most illiterate person can readily understand.

London, Xmas, 1905.

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Symbols Explained Nature of the Aspects Nature and Quality of the Signs of the XoilnMeasurement of the Planetary Aspects Orbs of the Planet* . . Mundane Houses of the Heavens Persons Produeed by the Signs of the Zodiac The Form of Body Given by the Planets in the Signs .

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THE GUIDE TO ASTROLOGY. PART FIRST. CHAPTER

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THE SYMBOLS EXPLAINED. That the practice, and understand the following : planets are nine in number, and are thus named and symbolised v? Neptune ; y Herschel ; F? Saturn ; T/ Jupiter ;

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